17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (111+ words) FRASER VALLEY — A provincial funding stream supporting wildfire resilience in three First Nations communities within the Fraser Valley this year is set to open for the 2027 intake next month. The province will be accepting applications for its FireSmart Community Funding…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (956+ words) VANCOUVER — British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry is at a “breaking point” and calling for urgent action to address challenges ranging from slow-moving provincial processes to steep U.S. tariffs. The letter dated…...

4+ day, 16+ min ago   (593+ words) CHILLIWACK – A lifelong Chilliwack resident, small business owner and community advocate who founded a Chilliwack non-profit that serves thousands of local residents will run for council in this fall’s election. Raylene Mumford, founder and executive director of the Free Store…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (153+ words) CHILLIWACK – Approximately 40 firefighters from four halls responded to a suspicious fire at a vacant motel on Yale Road Wednesday night. In a statement, Chilliwack Assistant Fire Chief Wade Meeres says fire crews responded to reports of a structure fire at…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (158+ words) CHILLIWACK – A Chilliwack youth e-dirt bike rider who was observed doing wheelies and reaching high speeds under the watchful eye of a Chilliwack police officer has racked up several hundreds of dollars in fines. Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener says…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (749+ words) BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet from a shooting a block away, and are appealing to a group of youth believed to be involved to “do the right…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (749+ words) BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet from a shooting a block away, and are appealing to a group of youth believed to be involved to “do the right…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (502+ words) BURNABY — Homicide investigators believe a personal dispute among a group of youths may have led to a shooting in which a stray bullet killed an 85-year-old man in his Burnaby, B.C., apartment a block away. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (778+ words) VANCOUVER — When Coast Salish artist Atheana Picha ran a gloved hand through the thick white pelt of an extinct woolly dog that has returned to British Columbia for the first time in more than 160 years, her thoughts turned to how…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (192+ words) FRASER CANYON — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded the final Evacuation Alert issued for the Ainslie Creek wildfire to All Clear. The notice removes Evacuation Alerts for the final 248 addressed properties in Electoral Areas “I” (Blue Sky Country), “M” (Beautiful…...